Welcome! An apache.org address is not required for joining Slack. You only need to ask to be invited (this is to help to prevent spam). I will begin an invitation on your behalf.
The best way to start getting involved is to find a project you are interested in and start following their discussions. These typically happen on a mailing list although many projects have a Slack channel as well as communicate over Github or other means. This page might help you find a project: https://projects.apache.org/projects.html?language You do not need to do anything to start making contributions. The exact instructions will vary from project to project. Look for a CONTRIBUTORS.MD or some sort of contributor's guide for the project you are interested in or ask on the project's mailing list or Slack channel. I hope this is helpful, -Weston On Tue, Jan 14, 2025 at 12:28 PM Nick Kalynovskyi < nikitakalinovs...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi! > > I am a beginner in open source and would like to start contributing to > Apache. I noticed that one needs to have an apache.org address in order to > get access to Slack and the community. Could you please tell me how I can > get it? Do I need to first contribute something? Thank you very much! > > Best regards, > Nick >
